Prema Rawat hits fastest fifty in women's T20s
India allrounder Prema Rawat struck an unbeaten 14-ball half-century for Uttarakhand against Hyderabad in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy, setting a new record for the fastest fifty in women's T20s.
India allrounder Prema Rawat scored an unbeaten 14-ball half-century to register the fastest fifty in women's T20s, playing for Uttarakhand against Hyderabad in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy in Pune.
Batting at No. 4, Rawat struck six fours and four sixes to lift Uttarakhand to 187 for 2. She walked in during the 18th over and hit three consecutive boundaries off medium pacer Sakshi Rao. She then took 18 runs off offspinner Vanka Pooja's over and finished with 6, 4, 4, 6 off the last four balls of the innings. Raghvi Bist remained unbeaten on 72 off 50 balls at the other end.
Marie Kelly (Warwickshire, 2022), Fatima Sana (Pakistan, 2026) and Laura Harris (Otago, 2025 and Surrey, 2026) had previously shared the record with 15-ball fifties.
Hyderabad were restricted to 98 for 8 in reply, with Rawat taking 2 for 12. The 24-year-old made her India debut in June this year and has seven wickets in seven T20Is. She was part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's title-winning WPL seasons in 2025 and 2026 and was retained by the franchise ahead of the 2027 season.